Life was terribly busy with finalizing my last exams and other things, too much to do and afterwards to tired and/or confused for blogging, but here we go again.
This very while ago we went to Strobl at the Wolfgangsee. It is a tiny little health resort in the same area as for example the famous Bad Ischl, but really much much smaller, with hardly any crowds, lovely for relaxing and still wanting to spend a day - okay, let´s make it half a day - in a small spa village with all that it takes. A park, a concert "hall", places to relax and look at the lake.... They also have a boat station here, so if you are in the area and make a tour around the Wolfgangsee I definately would recommend to hop off at Strobl for a few hours.
When we got there it was quite cloudy, sun was on and off, but it got better over the hours we explored the place (and had some great Surschnitzel-Semmeln from the local butcher).
The main square of Strobl. There might be loads of people in the high season, which is usually July and August, but when we were there end of May it was almost like a ghost-town. Wonderful!
The place for little concerts, as you like to hear them when in a typical Austrian spa. Although I have never seen such a tiny, tiny place. Anywhere, they got everything, and size does not matter, right?
The park. I must say it is definately nicer than the one in Bad Ischl, especially this year. Ischl has its famous Kurpark, but this year it looks as if a crazy organic farmer has attacked the place, just high grass and ferns and old flowers.... Maybe I am just too bloody boring and don´t have a clue about arts - but for me Strobl is the better choice this season.
And because the view is so wonderful and my Swiss White Shepherd is so gorgeous here again a photo with Indy posing in front of the Wolfgangsee.
On our way back to Mitterndorf we made a right at Obersee/Untersee, where we always had wanted to go before but never took the time to explore. But this time we did, and here is what we found.
Again: no people, just nature and the lake - the Hallstätter See this time - and a little restaurant where it is said to have lovely food. Unfortunately we were too full from our Surschnitzelsemmeln, but we definately want to go there some other time and enjoy some food and a good view of the lake.
The kiddos had a great deal of fun too! Dessa, enthusiastic as always, waddling in carefully and then hanging out without movement, cooling down with a "zzzzzzzz", Indy following his balli or stick or man or whatever you throw in, dashing into the water, making sounds like a river steamboat.
And Stefan swears it is the best place by the lake he has ever been.
It is definately one of them "come again" places......
2 comments:
Man sieht (und liest), dass ihr einen wunderschönen Tag verbracht habt!
Danke für die schöne Beschreibung von Strobl, da waren wir noch nie und haben jetzt auch eine Ahnung davon bekommen.
Bei Obersee/Untersee habe ich zuerst gedacht, es handelt sich um weitere Salzkammergut Seen :-)
Da habt ihr ja einen richtigen Geheimtipp preis gegeben, denn vom Hallstätter See kennt man ja nur Obertraun und Hallstatt selbst und da "schieben" sich die Touristen.
LG Tamara
Danke fürs reinschauen! Bei Obersee/Untersee dachten wir auch immer, dass es sich dabei um weitere Seen handelt - und wir haben uns immer gefragt, wo die wohl sein mögen, wenn sich doch dahinter der Hallstätter See breit macht. *ggggg* Jetzt ist das Geheimnis gelöst, und es ist wirklich schön dort. Strobl und besagte Abfahrt sind tatsächlich ein Geheimtipp, es sieht nicht so aus, als würden sich dort viele Touristen hinverirren, und man hat es schön ruhig, also genau das, was wir suchen! Winke, Silvia
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